Abstract
59-year-old gentleman on warfarin for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, COPD and hypertension presented 2 days after a fall; he was walking his dog, animal pulled the lead and he fell forward. He was brought to the hospital by wife and daughter with forehead bruising and pyrexia (38 °C). Neurological examination at Accident and Emergency was concluded as normal and the same was valid for his cognitive performance. Clinical picture changed during admission.
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Dolezal, O. (2019). Anticoagulation and Fall. In: Clinical Cases in Neurology. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16628-1_1
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